Velocipede



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H. '0. GOODRIOH. VELOOIPEDE.

No. 468,798. Patented Feb. 16, 1892.

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H. 0. GOODRIGH.

VELOGIPEDE.

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No. 468,798. Patented Feb. 16,1892.

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HARRY C. GOODRIGH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE VELOCITY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

VELOCIPEDE,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 468,798, dated February 16, 1892 Application filed June 15, 1891.

To aZZ w/wm it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY O. GOODRIOH,

residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Velocipedes, of

which the following is a specification.

Myinvention relates to velocipedes in which the saddle and pedals are joined by a conmeeting-bar and are supported upon the frame IO through spring-and-link connections.

One object of my invention is to secure a large range of elasticity in the springs, whereby easy riding is secured, and another object is to simplify and perfect the working of the yieldingly connected handle bar and the brake.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the velocipede embodying my invention. Figs. 2, 3, 4, and 5 are detached views, on a larger scale, of the brake and handle-bar and the several parts of the same.

2,Fig. 1, is the seat-post bearing the saddle 3 at its upper end and having the crank-shaft 2 5 at journaled at its lower end. It is connected to the frame of the velocipede by the link 5, extending from the lower end of the seat-post to the frame 6 near the hub of the rear wheel 7, and by the spring 8 connected at one end to the seat-post 2 near its top and at the other end to the frame of the machine immediately over the mud-guard 9. Said spring 8 serves as-a connecting-link to secure, in conjunction with the link 5, a parallel vertical motion in 3 5 the seat-post 2, and it likewise serves in a certain degree as an elastic support for said seatpost.

The spring 8 is not in the present instance relied upon for supporting the seatpost 2;

but such support is furnished by the spiral spring 10, placed in the rear of the seat-post, between it and the mud-guard, and is joined at its lower end to the seat-post while its upper end is carried by a bracket 11, which is 5 fastened to the mud-guard 9.

The spring 10 is preferably a close coil, so that its coils may be under some tension before the spring is expanded. An easy spring of long range is thus available without too much initial extension as the weight of the rider comes upon it.

Serial No. 396,214. (No model.)

Either spring 8 or 10 may be made strong enough to carry the entire Weight, (in the latter case the spring 8 being replaced byalink pivoted at each end, as is the lower link 5;) but I prefer to employ the spring 8 as Well as the spring 10, for the reason that, being joined rigidly at one or both ends and being comparatively broad, it furnishes lateral rigidtity to the seat-post and is not subject to loosening by wear. Being fastened at its rear end closely to the mud guard, it bears thereon as it is flexed, the point of bearing continually changing as the flexure increases and diminishes, so that liability to breakage at its point of junction with the frame is obviated 5 but I prefer not to rely Wholly upon the strength and elasticity of the spring 8 for the support of the seatpost, for the reason that a spiral spring like that described, sufficiently strong and having a greater elastic range, is lighter and more easily made uniform as to its elasticity and temper.

The position of the bracket 11 is made adjustable upon the guard 9, the end being slotted for that purpose. The position of the seat-post can thus be properly regulated, Whether the spring be extended under a large or a small weight.

The handle-bar and brake devices illustrated in Figs. 2 and 5, inclusive, are, in gen eral, similar to those illustrated in Patent No. 425,779, granted to me April 15,1890tl1at is to say, the handle-bar is elastically supported on an axis extending across the top of the steering-post, and the brake is operated by the depression of the handle-bar beyond the usual limit of its motion,a suitable stop being provided, which may be withdrawn when it is desired to apply the brake.

12 is the steering-post, which may be made telescopic for the adjustment of its height in the usual manner.

13 is the handle-bar, which is supported in a yoke 14 at the top of the handle-bar in the manner described in the patent above named. The lug 15, projecting from the handle-bar in front of the yoke 14, is provided with a pin 16, over which are hooked the jaws of a fork 17. Said fork 17 is fastened to a threaded rod 18, which screws into the tubular top of rod 10. The rod 19 passes through a bracket 20, at-

tached to the steering-post, and is provided with a headed stud 21, which passes through an opening in the brake-spoon 22 and is screwed into the lower end of said rod 19. (Vida Fig. 4.) Surrounding the rod 19 is a spiral spring 23,which at its lower end abuts against a pin or shoulder of the rod 19 and at its upper end against the bracket 20. The stud 21 is of such length and the rod 19 is so adjusted that the ordinary range of motion of the handle-bar 13 does not bring the head of the stud against the brake-spoon; but if the bolt 24 (wide Fig. 2) be withdrawn, the additional movement permitted to the handle-bar will bring the head of the stud 21 against the brake-spoon and the latter will be applied to the tire.

The withdrawal of the bolt 24 is eiifected by a rod of elastic wire 25, sliding in guides 26, fixed to the lower side of the handle-bar. A spiral spring 27 keeps the stop 24 in its usual forward position when it is not protracted by the rod 25. The range of motion of the handle-bar and consequently the force with which the brake can be applied are regulated by the screws 28 28 in the manner described in Patent No. 425,779. An additional adjustment is afforded by the threaded connection bet-ween the brake-rods 18 and l9,it being only necessary in order to adjust said rods to unhook the fork 17 and screw the rod 18 in or out of the rod 19.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, in a velocipede, of a seat-post connecting the saddle and the pedals, a link extending from the lower end of said seat-post to the, velocipede-frame near the driving-wheel hub, a spring extending from the upper end of said seat-post to the velocipede-frame immediately over the mud guard of the driving-wheel, and a spiral spring I connected at one end to said seat-post and at the other end to a bracket secured to said mud-guard, substantially as described.

2. The combination, in a velocipede, of a seat-post carrying the saddle at its upper end and the pedal-shaft at its lower end, parallel links extending rearwardly from said seatpost at its upper and lower ends and attached to the velocipede-frame, and a spiral spring placed between said seat-post and the mudguard, connected at one end to the seat-post and at the other end to a bracket secured to said mud-guard, substantially as described.

3. The combination, in a velocipede, of a seat-post connecting the saddle and the pedalshaft, a link pivoted to said seat-post at its lower end and to the velocipede-frame near the driving-wheel, and a fiat spring rigidly secured to the velocipede-frame closely to the driving-wheel mud-guard, so as to have a movable bearing thereon as it is flexed, and attached at its other end to the seat-post near its top, substantially as described.

4. The combination, in a velocipede, of a pivoted handle-bar having a lug extending forward of the steering-post, a brake-rod pivoted to said lug and having a loose connection to the brake-spoon, and a spiral spring surrounding said brake-rod, substantially as described.

5. The combination, in a velocipede, of a pivoted handle-bar having alug extending forward of the steering-post, a brake-rod pivoted to said lug and having a loose connection to the brake-spoon, a spiral spring surrounding said brake-rod, and a movable stop interposed between said handle-bar and the stop upon the steering-post, substantially as described.

6. The combination, in a velocipede, of a pivoted handle-bar having a lug extending forward of the steering-post, a brake-rod pivoted to said lug and having a loose connection to the brake-spoon, a spiral spring surrounding said brake-rod, a movable stop interposed between said handle-bar and the stop upon the steering-post, said stop consisting of a springimpelled bolt interposed between the handle-bar and the stop upon the steering-post, and a flexible rod attached to said bolt and supported in guides fixed to the lower side of the handle-bar, substantially as described.

HARRY O. GOODRICI-I.

Witnesses:

IRWIN VEEDER, TODD MAsoN. 

